Actor, comedian Bill Murray gets the crowd going as he tees off on the 1st hole at Spyglass Hill, as the first round gets underway on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Ca. on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012, at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Actor, comedian Bill Murray gets the crowd going as he tees off on...

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Actor, Oliver Hudson hits out of trouble on 14th hole at sPyglass Hill, as the first round gets underway on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Ca. on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012, at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Actor, Oliver Hudson hits out of trouble on 14th hole at sPyglass...

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Actor-comedian George Lopez enjoys an early morning cigar as he talks with the galley on the first fairway at Spy Glass hill during opening rounds of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Charlie Wi, (center) shakes hands as he finishes his round at the Monterey Peninsula Country Cub tied for the lead at 9 under par, as the first round gets underway on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Ca. on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012, at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Charlie Wi, (center) shakes hands as he finishes his round at the...

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Nick Watney, watches his tee shot to the par-3, 15th hole at Spyglass Hill, as the first round gets underway on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Ca. on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012, at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Sang Moon Bae, hits out of the greenside bunker on the 6th hole at Spyglass Hill, as the first round gets underway on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Ca. on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012, at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Defending champion D.A. Points lines up his putt on the second hole during opening rounds of the annual AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, February 9, 2012.

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Sean O'Hair tees off on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the opening round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Stop us if this sounds familiar: Dustin Johnsonsits atop the leaderboard at Pebble Beach.

Johnson won the AT&T in 2009 and 2010. He also held the 54-hole lead in the U.S. Open at Pebble, before imploding in the final round, so it made perfect sense to see him zoom around the links in 63 shots Thursday.

That left Johnson tied with Charlie Wi(former Cal standout and 1990 State Amateur winner) and Danny Lee(2008 U.S. Amateur champion) for the opening-round lead at 9-under-par.

Johnson, who has struggled early this year in his comeback from knee surgery, shot 30 on the front nine, including eagles on No. 3 and No. 6. On No. 3, the par-4 with a sharp dogleg left, Johnson smacked his tee shot over the trees and about 20 yards short of the green. Then he made the pitch shot.

Worth noting: Johnson made a mess of No. 3 in the final round of the U.S. Open, losing his drive way left. He found the ball after the time limit had elapsed, forcing him to return to the tee and leading to double bogey.

Wi goes low: Wi set the tournament course record of 61 at Monterey Peninsula, a par-70 layout. He stood at 9-under through 15 holes, so he had a realistic chance to reach golf's magical number of 59 (with two birdies and a par on his final three holes).

Wi made par on all three holes to "settle" for 61.

"I didn't know it was par-70 - I thought it was par-72," he said. "So 59 never crossed my mind, not once."

Duke sets record: Ken Duke, a 43-year-old journeyman who spent the past two years on the Nationwide Tour, made the turn in even-par 36 at Pebble Beach. Then he went wild.

Duke shot a course-record 28 on the back nine - six birdies, one eagle and two pars. The eagle came on No. 16, where Duke holed out from the fairway.

"To have any kind of record ... it's just special to be here at Pebble, period," Duke said.

Shot of the day: Steven Bowditchhad the most unusual par of Thursday's opening round, on the short, par-3 15th hole at Spyglass Hill.

Bowditch shanked his tee shot - his word, not ours - into the pond fronting the green. So he reloaded with the same club, a gap wedge, from 119 yards - and his next attempt disappeared into the hole on the fly.

"I've never made 3 with a hole-in-one," Bowditch said. "I was so shocked I hit a shank. They say a shank is the closest thing to a perfect shot, and I guess they're right."

Quote of the day: "The course was playing like a racetrack. It's awesome. If you could guarantee players weather like this, you'd have one of the best fields on the planet."